Deobra Redden’s foster mother says his mental health was not taken into consideration in his court sentence

The family of a man who was filmed attacking a Las Vegas judge has come forward to say that, while they don’t condone Deobra Redden’s actions, his mental health had not been taken into consideration before the court appearance.

“Oh my god, I went into a state of shock,” Karen Springer, Redden’s foster mother, told local CBS affiliate 8NewsNow. “I mean it was heartbreaking really to see him and, like I said, at the end of the day it’s about his mental state.”

The Oscar Mayer crew didn’t relish their time in Las Vegas after the vehicle had to be towed to an auto body shop

One of the US’s most easily recognizable vehicles is back on the road after it fell victim to a crime that has grown more common in recent years: catalytic converter theft. While parked in Las Vegas ahead of a Super Bowl weekend appearance, the Wienermobile, a 27ft-long bright yellow-and-red hotdog on wheels, was disabled after someone took the vehicle’s hardware.

The Wienermobile is actually a fleet of six vehicles used as a promotional tool for the celebrated Wisconsin-based hotdog brand Oscar Mayer. The Wienermobiles are driven across the nation by “hotdoggers” who claim the job for a one-year assignment. The morning after the converter was taken, the Wienermobile was towed to a nearby auto repair shop where mechanics installed a temporary converter that would allow the Wienermobile’s crew to drive it.